In many countries, exports are highly concentrated among a few "superstar"' firms. We estimate the export decisions of …

How do firms' financial constraints, which restrict their borrowing, dynamically impact exports? This paper finds that … financial constraints leads to an increase in exports. In the model, imperfect contract enforceability restricts firms … to export, constrained exporters export 74.2% less, and relaxing financial constraints increases firms' exports. These …

Does an increase in imported inputs raise exports? We provide empirical evidence on the direct and indirect channels … channels above. Regarding the indirect effect, imported inputs raise productivity, and thereby exports, both through greater …

International operating firms often follow complex market supply strategies, ranging from Exports and Foreign Direct … multinational activities either evolve into Exports or horizontal FDI. By integrating Melitz's (2003) concept of firm heterogeneity …, Helpman et. al. (2006) can already explain the co-existence of Exports and horizontal FDI on the country-level. However, every …